Dear Friends, The Journey of SEWA RURAL is about to complete glorious 4 decades. We very much appreciate the generous support received from you, larger society in general and also the Government during this journey. With your constant love and warmth, activities are progressing and growing very well. Hence there has been substantial increase in the number of employees over the last 5 years. Generally an organisation is as good as its employees. Various efforts towards staff development and staff satisfaction are on regular basis. To keep up the motivational level of employees, legal benefits like fixed 35 leaves, Provident Fund, Gratuity, Accident Policy are in place for many decades. Over and above, they also receive training and opportunities for further study and professional development. Many Staff Welfare Activities like Picnics, Sports Competition, Festival Celebrations, Kalrav activities etc. are organised for staff and their family members including their school going children. Moreover, efforts have been made to provide necessary support for encouraging staff children for pursuing higher education. Efforts are on to build and strengthan family values as well as providing health security after employee gets retired. On the other hand, the under served, poor beneficiaries have been at the centre of all our services and programmes. We are determined to reach out to such rural, poor and vulunarable communities who lack opportunities. Thus it becomes very critical to ensure that the delicate balance between the interest of staff on one hand and that of beneficiaries on the other hand is preserved at every level. The Organisation is very much conscious of this fact and trying its best to ensure equitable balance between the to is largely preserve. International Organisation “Great Place to Work” certified SEWA Rural with “Great Place to work for Employees” and “Great Place to work for Women.” This gives please a motivate to all us. In addition Accreditation bodies like Guide Star and Credibility alliance have also certified SEWA Ruial for maintaining transparency, accountabilities, credibility and better Governance. This Annual Report contains progress of various activities and programmes, and audited accounts. Your feedback and suggestions are most welcome. Thanking You On Behalf of SEWA Rural Family, Your sincerely, Pankaj Shah 15th January, 2019 Bankim Shah SEWA Rural, Jhagadia The Year at a Glance Evaluation & Awards of SEWA Rural and Sharda Mahila Vikas Society, were (A) Award : Internationally renowned Dr. granted the Platinum Seal and Gold Seal Swami Ram of Devbhoomi, Uttarakhand respectively for good Governance and was a known scientist, social worker, “Public Accountability” philosopher and Spiritual Guru. He (C) Credibility Alliance : Credibility established 'Himalayan Institute Hospital Alliance of India is engaged in setting the Trust' and 'Swami Ram Himalayan standards of Good Governance and University' in Dehradoon based on the Transparency in Voluntary Organisations. It principles of Love, Service and Dedication. monitors whether the Organisations Its vast campus houses Health, Education, associated with it follow these standards or skill building related activities. Moreover, in not. To avail this Certificate, the the Rural Development field, this organisation's Annual Report, Audit Organisation has positively implemented Report, Income Tax Reports were programs related to Primary Health, scrutinised. In edition a representative from Education and Employment in over 2000 Credibility Alliance personally visited villages. SEWA Rural Jhagadia was selected SEWA Rural to observe the reach of its for the prestigious, Swami Ram Humanity Awards 2017 by Himalayan Institute various service delivery programme and Hospital Trust. Thed felicitation and award interacted with different catenaries of staff ceremony were organised on 30th Nov. on and various stack holder. Base on such the occasion of the 21st Death Anniversary of interaction SEWA Rural was finally Swami Ram at Dehradun in presence of awarded advance level of certification Chief Minister of Uttrakhand Shri valid for five years. Trivendrasinh Rawat. The Organisation (D)Tata Institute of Social received a Gold Medal and a cash reward of 5 Science: Based on scrutinity of SEWA lakh rupees. Rural's documents and credentials, Tata (B) “Guide Star India” : has member- Institute of Social Science has empaneled ship of more than 8000 voluntary SEWA Rural in their CSR Hub till 2019. organisations. For fulfilling the criterias laid (E) Ethical Committee Registration: down for Transparency and Public "Institutional Ethics Committee”formed for Accountability, “Guide Star India” awards SEWA Rural's Research, is registered till away “Platinum or Gold Seal”(Transparency 2021 by Central Government's Health key) to voluntary organisations. After Departments “Office of Drug Control scrutinising studying the Annual Report, General". This would facilitate SEWA Rural in introducing and conducting various Income Tax Return, Audit Report and research studies in its different programme. Governance practices. of SEWA Rural 02 Steps have been initiated towards ensuring mediclaim. Bankimbhai asked all to Safety in SEWA Rural Hospital campus for document good practices at SEWA Rural past few years. This year emphasis was laid and scope for improvement. Staffs on staff training & awareness on different attachment and owning with SEWA Rural accept of safety. Worker Safety Training. were quite evident. Moreover, the risks of accidents for each On 18th July, 2017, State's Additional place of the Organisation were plotted and Director Dr. Nishith Dholakia inaugurated a “Standard Operating Procedure” was newly Labour Room and Eye-Operation made. Theater at Kasturba Hospital. On this A workshop was organised on 2-3 June, 2017 occasion the well wishers of SEWA Rural, for Coordination committee members of representatives of various Organisations, SEWA Rural and Sharda Mahila Vikas local well wishers and patients remained Society. present. Dr. Dholakia expressed that newly advanced facility will be a blessing Many topics were included in the workshop both for mother and children. He also like... "how to make your work effective, conveyed his best wishes for the Eye how to document and maintain daily diary, Operation Theatre. Dr. Dholakia how to make effective follow up, how to expressed that, “I bow down to you for decide a goal, how to fulfil your your dedicated work especially for the responsibility in the organisation, readiness poor coming from more than 2500 to undertake new work, how to resole villages. Now work will increase from differences and how to make an effective 15 to 20 deliveries and 10 to 15 cataract action plan. Everyone discussed how they surgeries being performed at present. I would put in to practice the learning of the feel highly honoured to have got an workshop and become self confident and opportunity to come here. I have been more effective. The workshop was associated with SEWA Rural through conducted by senior members of C hi ra nj ee vi , Ba ls ak h a an d ImTeCHO SEWA Rural. programs.” Workshop was held on 9th June'17 for Dr . Dhirenbhai Modi was selected for the new recruits to make them aware about California, USA based HEAL Fellowship SEWA Rural's vision, mission, values and Program. Under this opportunity he spent the informal culture being practiced at two weeks in USA for professional SEWA Rural. What they liked the most was development towards promotting “Global how SEWA Rural is different from other Health”. A total of 35 fellows doctors NGO's & Government. Method used were have been selected worldwide. The Study group discussion, motivational video clips, program is of 3 years. roleplay on team work. They were also Rooftop Solar Panels were installed to informed about various benefits provided to generate Electricity from Solar energy. staff by the organisation including 03 By linking it with Gujarat Electricity Board brotherhood. One can feel God in the substantial reduction in electricity bill is workers of the organisation. Gandhiji's expected. Cleanliness mission and the spirit of his State level ImTeCHO workshop was 'Vaishnavjan' bhajan is truly felt organised on 24th August,2017 at SEWA accomplished here. There is no difference or Rural's Health Training and Resource any bias here. One gets to learn here Centre, Gumandev. Govt Health Officials Swamiji's thoughts that Nothing is from State and District level, representatives Impossible.” from Indian Institute of Public Health With the joint effort of SEWA Rural and Gandhinagar, UNICEF, GVK EMRI were SMVS, Jhagadia, the success journey of present in this workshop. Salient features of 30 years of Women development Program th th ImTeCHO and its implementation at field was celebrated on 4 and 5 Nov., 2017. level were presented. The participants also On 4th November, Banglore's Renowned made a field visit & met ASHA and Field Devotional Music Performer Shri Dattatray Workers to observe how they use Velankar's Katha-Keertan (Devotional ImTeCHO application for providing program) was organised and enjoyed by Mother & Child care. They were impressed staff and guests. On 5th November, State's by ImTeCHO and the work done by Principle Secretary (PH&FW) & Health SEWA Rural. Deliberations on how such Commissioner Dr. Jayantiben Ravi and M-health experimentation can be upscaled Swamijis from Ram Krishna Math-Limbdi across the entire the state were also made. Swami Shri Aadibhavaanandji and Swami Staff